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炫巧斗妍
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炫巧斗妍 — “Show off cleverness, compete for splendor”

炫巧斗妍 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to display one's skill or ingenuity and compete for superiority or splendor; to vie in beauty or cleverness”. Literally, “Show off cleverness, compete for splendor”.

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炫巧斗妍 Pronunciation and Pinyin

炫巧斗妍 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
炫
xuàn9dazzling; show off
巧
qiǎo5skillful, ingenious, coincidental
斗
dòu4fight, struggle, contend
妍
yán7beautiful and skillful

Example Sentence with 炫巧斗妍

在这场国际糕点制作大赛中,来自世界各地的甜点师们纷纷拿出看家本领,炫巧斗妍,为观众呈现了一场视觉与味觉的盛宴。
In this international pastry making competition, dessert chefs from all over the world showcased their signature skills, vying with each other in ingenuity and splendor, presenting a feast for both the eyes and the palate.

Idioms Related to 炫巧斗妍

More idioms starting with 炫

  • xuàn炫qí奇zhēng争shèng胜flaunt novelty, contend for victory
  • xuàn炫yì异zhēng争qí奇flaunt uniqueness and contend for novelty
  • xuàn炫zhòu昼gǎo缟yè夜brilliantly white, conspicuous day and night
  • xuàn炫yù玉qiú求shòu售flaunt talents to seek employment
  • xuàn炫yù玉gǔ贾shí石display jade, sell stone
  • xuàn炫shí石wéi为yù玉pass off inferior goods as valuable

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What does 炫巧斗妍 mean?

炫巧斗妍 (xuàn qiǎo dòu yán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to display one's skill or ingenuity and compete for superiority or splendor; to vie in beauty or cleverness”.

How do you pronounce 炫巧斗妍?

炫巧斗妍 is pronounced xuàn qiǎo dòu yán in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 炫巧斗妍 literally mean?

Literally, 炫巧斗妍 means “Show off cleverness, compete for splendor”. It is used to mean “to display one's skill or ingenuity and compete for superiority or splendor; to vie in beauty or cleverness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 炫巧斗妍?

指夸奇竞妙。

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